Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-13
THE FLREHBN.
Yesterdays Proceedings of the State
Convention at TempIe--A Rep
resentative Body,
The Fort Worth Gazette is Unanimous
" Chosen the Official Journal
OF the Association.
Full Text of the speech of Welcome Made
by Mayor Levy on the Assembling
of the Convention.

Special to the Gazette.
TEMPLE, TEX, May 12.-Promptly at g
O'Clock the Flremen's Association met st
their hall this morning and went into
business with President Austin in the
chair, and with large number of dele
gates present. The various committees
reported and the convention consumed
the greater part of the morning hour
hearing the reports and other routine
business.
A resolution to rescind so much OF rule
IS of the bylaws of the association as
REQUIRES delegate to attend the annual
convention in regulation uniform before
he is entitled to the priVil eyes OF dele
gate elected sharp discussion, and mul-
titude of amendments were offered, but
the amendments were all lost and or
vote the resolution prevailed. The con-
vention also adopted the following reso-
| luton, thanking Mr.. Waldo in his efforts
| in behalf OF the association:
| Resolved, that the State Firemen's As
ISOLATION Of Texas does most heartily
| thank Hon. j. Waldo, commissioner OF
the Texas Traffic Association, and
through him the various railroads OF the
state, for his generous efforts in our be
half in securing and according to US free
transportation to and from this Conven-
ton at Temple, and we recognize that to
Mr.. Waldo is due the large attendance OF
this meeting and the success OF the same.
Resolved, that we assure Mr.. Waldo
and request him to 50 notify the railroads
of the state, that we, the fireman OF
! Texas, will ever in the future, as in the
past, promptly and persistently fight fires
that may attack the property of the rail-
roads OF Texas.
Resolved, that these resolutions be
printed in our minutes and that copy OF
the same, under the seal OF this assocla-
ton, be transmitted to Commissioner
Waldo by our secretary.
The members Of the association, by the
: adoption of the following resolution.
showed their. appreciation of The GA
ZETTE, which resolution was adopted oy
a hearty, unanimous vote:
Where's, the Fort Worth GAZETTE
most generously, for the past twelve
months, has accorded the volunteer fire
men of the state Of Texas free use OF Its
columns for the publication of matters OF
interest to the State Association, and has
also editorially advocated the passage OF
such laws by the Legislature as were re-
quested by US; and
Whereas, such service has been OF great
b.mefit to us; therefore, be it
Resolved, that this association does
select the Fort Worth GAZETTE as the
official Journal of this association, repre-
! senting as it does the 5000 volunteer fire.
| men of Texas.
| Resolved, that THE GAZETTE be re-
ouested to publish the Firemen's Column
in its Sunday issue.
Resolved. that this association and the
| members thereof pledge themselves to ex-
, ert all efforts to make this department OF
the paper all that 1t should be.
Resolved, that we urge upon the fire.
/ men to subscribe for this issue of the
t paper, believing that it will more closely
| unite US in the work we have in hand.
The following is copy of the speech
! of welcome made by Mayor Levy on the
assembling of the convention yesterday
5 Mr.. President and Gentlemen OF the
e Texas State Firemen's Association:
q Apart from the pleasant duty, which the
D partiality of the local department has be-
= slowed upon me, deem it a high honor
D to welcome you here to-day.
, The warrior, after many successful
e battles, II turns home to receive the
plaudits of his countrymen, and become
= source of solicitude to his state.
Inc SGaLSSuduJ dILcE q 1Ous anu uoCAO "a
: career, is provided for by his country.
e But you, gentlemen, greater than soldier
Y or statesman, fight for no greater glory
e than the plaudits of your own good deeds
# with no expectation OF reward, save the
reward of your own faIthfulness to duty
8 No martial strains of music of HHail to the
|. Chief" or "The Conquering Hero Comes
o greet your victory over the fire tiend. Nc
+ political office concludes your honorable
career; no monument recountlng his
heroism, his unsleeping WatchfulnesS
marks the resting place of the gallant
fireman. But day after day, month sue
ceeding month, year following year, you
d worship at the shrine of obedience, anC
"duty'' is the watchword Of your unset
fish brotherhood.
'e 1 think, gentlemen, you are greater thai
q the soldier or the statesman; they hgh
n for glory, honor, fame and wealth, yol
, fight only that others may live and pros
?, Continued on Fourth PGgs.